Cream sugar, butter
and oil until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Sift dry ingredients together.
Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Roll into balls.
Press to flatten slightly with a glass. Bake at 350° F for 15 to 20 minutes on an
ungreased cookie sheet until cookies are light brown.

(HINT: Slightly dampen
the bottom of the glass and dip in colored sugar before flattening the
cookies.)

Mix the dry ingredients. Add spices a small
amount at a time until the dough smells and looks like you want it to. Mix
water and oil together first and then add them to the dry ingredients and stir.
In a pot, cook the mixture for two to three minutes, stirring frequently. The
dough will start to pull away from the sides of the pot and stick together.
When this happens, take the play-dough out of the pan and knead the dough until
it becomes soft and smooth. Allow the dough to cool and then store it in an
airtight container.

We make these every
year as gifts. They’re great for stirring coffee or hot cocoa!

Plastic spoons

Melting
chocolate, white, dark or milk chocolate ( we have even used chocolate chips).

Melt the chocolate
according to the package directions. Dip the spoons into the chocolate, making
sure the whole “bowl” of the spoon is covered. Lay them on wax paper to
harden. Then wrap in plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon.

Melt chips and butter
in the microwave. Start with 1 minute and then go in 15–30 second increments,
stirring each time. Cool slightly and add nuts and marshmallows. Divide mixture
in half to form two rolls. Roll them in coconut. Wrap in wax paper and chill
for 24 hrs. Slice into 1/3” cookies.